Police are investigating an attempted "deception burglary" targeting an elderly couple in Great Neck.Investigators say the incident happened on Jayson Avenue shortly before 4 p.m.

GREAT NECK - Police are investigating an attempted "deception burglary" targeting an elderly couple in Great Neck.

Investigators say the incident happened on Jayson Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, when an 81-year-old woman was confronted in her home by a man who told her he worked for the Town of North Hempstead and needed to get into her backyard to install a fence.

The woman didn't believe the suspect and went to call police, at which point the man fled the scene. The victim later learned that her 87-year-old husband was also confronted by another man who asked if he could get into their backyard, police say.